Charles e



(No Model) 0. E. CAMPBELL.

POT LIFTER.

No. 583.012. Patented May 18,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. CAMPBELL, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TOALBERT J. CODY, OF SAME PLACE.

POT-LIFTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,012, dated May 18,189

' Application filed August 15,1896. $erial No. 602,910. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: brought to a horizontal position, the handleBe it known that I, CHARLES E. CAMPBELL, being held and the utensillifted therewith of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State as if suchhandle were rigidly attached thereof Oregon, have invented a new anduseful to; and it will be found that the greater the 5 Pot-Lifter, ofwhich the following is a speciweight of the utensil and its contentslifted fication, reference being had to the accomthe firmer will be thegrip of my invention, so panying drawings as a part hereof. that thereis no possible danger of-slipping.

The object of my invention is to obtain a The upper or outer end of myinvention lifter with which handleless pots and other may be providedwith a tonguet to adapt the IO utensils may be safely lifted. same forlifting stove-covers.

The construction of my invention is ap- I claim as follows: parent inthe accompanying drawings, the 1. In a pot-lifter, the combination ofthe figures in which represent as follows: shank A, the upper jaw cpivotally sus- Figure 1 is a complete view of my invenpended therefrom,the lower jaw g pivoted I 5 tion, showing the same as applied toa pot tosaid upper jaw at a point below the pivot for lifting the same. Fig. 2shows my invenof the latter on the shank, said lower jaw tion lifting apot, and Figs. 3 and 4 are dehaving a tongue g extending above the up- 6tails of construction. per jaw, said jaws thereby crossing each Theletters designate the parts referred to. other at their pivotal point,and a link an 20 My invention comprises a shank A, proranged to connectsaid shank with said upvided at its base with a perforated tongue b,wardly-ext-ending tongue, whereby the downonto which the bifurcatedupper jaw c (a ward pivotal movement of the shank acts to partialperspective of which is shown in Fig. draw down the tongue 9 and sobring the 3) is pivotally attached by means of a rivet working faces ofthe jaws together, substan- 2 5 d, passing through the perforation e inthe tially as described.

lugs f (only one of which can be seen) of 2. In a pot-lifter, thecombination of the such upper jaw. The lower jaw g, which shank A, theupper jaw c pivotally sus-' cooperates with the upper jaw, isconstructed pended therefrom, the lower jaw g pivoted as shown in Fig.4, having a tongue g in to said upper jaw at a point below the pivotwhich is a perforation 9 the tongue 9 being of the latter on the shank,said lower jaw inserted between the lugs f of the upper jaw, havingatransverse groove adapted to grasp and the parts connected by a rivet orpin it, the rim of a pot and also having a tongue 9 inserted through thesaid perforation g and extending above the upper jaw, said jaws theperforations e in the lugs f. The loop h thereby crossing each other attheir pivotal 5 is inserted in a perforation therefor provided point,and a link arranged to connect said in the upper part of the tongue I)on the shank with said upwardly-extending tongue, shank or handle a, andthefree end of such whereby the downward pivotal movement of loop h isthrown over and engages the upper the shank acts to draw down the tongueg end of the projecting tongue 9 of the lower and so bring together theworking faces of the 40 jaw g. The face of the lower jaw is providedjaws, substantially as described.

with a groove 2', in which to receive the rim In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set of the vessel to be lifted. my hand, this 19th day ofMay, 1896, in the 0 When using my invention, the same is appresence oftwo witnesses.

plied to the utensil as shown in Fi 1. By i 5 45 raising the shank orhandle of the lifter to- CHARLES OAMPLELL' ward a vertical position thejaws will open, Witnesses: and may then be inserted over the rim of theT. J. GEIsLER, vessel to be lifted, whereupon the handle is E. D. TIMMS.

